Senate unanimously approves Amish buggy provision

By Roger Alford

Associated Press

Published: Tuesday, Feb. 7 2012 1:15 p.m. MST

Summary

Amish men from across Kentucky arrived at the Capitol on Tuesday to watch the Senate approve a bill that would allow them to use reflective tape on their horse-drawn buggies rather than bright orange triangular signs that some object to on religious grounds.

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Amish men from across Kentucky arrived at the Capitol on Tuesday to watch the Senate approve a bill that would allow them to use reflective tape on their horse-drawn buggies rather than bright orange triangular signs that some object to on religious grounds.

The measure passed 38-0 for the measure that now goes to the House for consideration.

Republican Sen. Ken Winters of Murray sponsored the bill that allows the drab Amish buggies to be outlined with gray or silver reflective tape that makes them shine brilliantly in the dark when they reflect car lights. Winters said tests have proven that the reflective tape makes the buggies visible up to 1,000 feet away.

The bill is SB 75.

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